Public Holidays In India

Being a secular country, people living in India experience diverse cultures, languages and share happiness of festivals and occasions with each other. Thus, if you are looking for the List of Public Holidays In India 2019 along with National, Bank & Gazetted Holidays & Holiday Calendar India then this page proves useful to you.

Government of India announce List of Indian Public Holidays on yearly basis. Generally, there are three types of holidays – Gazetted Holidays, National Holidays and Restricted Holidays. Therefore, to fetch the complete list of Public Holiday Dates go through underneath segment of this page.

Public Holidays In India

Those who are planning for a trip and are looking for the complete list of holidays in 2019 can check below given tables. We have provided month-wise list of public holidays in India. So, go through below given list and set your plan in motion.

In addition to Public Holidays 2019 India and National Holiday, Gazetted Holiday also populates the Indian Calendar. Below given is the list of Gazetted Holidays In India. Have a look!

Dates

Gazetted Holiday in India

26 January

Republic Day

March 4

Maha Shivaratri

21 March

Holi

17 April

Mahavir Jayanti

19 April

Good Friday

18 May

Buddha Purnima

5 June

Id-ul- Fitr

12 August

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakri Id)

15 August

Independence Day

24 August

Janmashtami

10 September

Muharram

2 October

Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday

8 October

Dussehra

27 October

Diwali (Deepavali)

10 November

Id-e-Milad (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday)

12 November

Guru Nanak’s birthday

25 December

Christmas Day

Bank Public Holidays In India

There are various laws through which the Public Holidays In India are governed. Below given are the laws according to which government announce the list of Government Holidays In India.

The National and Festival Holidays Act, 1963

The Negotiable Instruments Act 1981

The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942

The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946

The Companies Act 2013

The Shops and Commercial Establishments Act

In India, 80% of population belongs to Hindu religion, and 2%, 13%, 1% and 0.5% belongs to Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jain respectively & other to minorities such as Zoroastrianism and Judaism. These communities celebrate the festivals and occasions with unity and joy. However, sometimes it is chaotic, loud and intense.

The above mentioned Public Holidays list includes public holidays, bank holidays, Govt Holidays In India and festival holidays. The list also explains the purpose of some of the holidays and also depicts which festival is celebrated in which state.

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